2010-Present Freelance Director/Producer Los Angeles • Produce, Direct and Animate Commercials, TV Series, Films and Music Videos

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Education: Bachelor of Science in Broadcasting and Film from Boston University

Experience:

2010-Present Freelance Director/Producer Los Angeles • Produce, direct and animate commercials, TV series, films and music videos. Clients include Disney, ABC, Fox, Mnet, NBC/Universal, Cracked.com, the CW, Marvel and Africa’s Best Network. • Directed/animated television series starring Margaret Cho (Angry Little Asian Girl) • Directed/animated theatrical ad for Disney’s “Show Your Disney Side” campaign. • Directed/produced animation and puppet sequences for Attention Deficit Theater (CW Network).

2016- Present California State University Long Beach Long Beach Part Time Faculty • Teach Introduction to Animation, Animation 1 and Character Design classes. . 2008- Present California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles Part Time Faculty • Teach Advanced Traditional Animation Production, Story and Visualization, World Animation History, Two Dimensional Digital Animation, Capstone. • Led a group of students in creating a critically acclaimed animated program for British poet John Siddique, currently playing theaters and festivals in Europe. • Supervised several students in creating opening title sequences for Attention Deficit Theater for the CW Network.

2006-2007 RTG Animation Academy Kolkata, India Full Time Faculty • Taught traditional 2D animation, animation history, filmmaking, storyboarding, scriptwriting, sound design, music scoring, Flash and After Effects to college students. • Guided students in creating group and individual films. • Developed the college's curriculum, text and exercises.

2001-2010 Duck Studios Los Angeles Animation Director • Director of animated television commercials, music videos, movie title sequences and short films. Clients include: Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Atomic, McCann/Erickson, Warner Bros. Records, MGM/Mirage, Lionsgate Films, Marvel Entertainment, Spike TV. • Directed animation for the opening titles to the 2004 Lionsgate/Marvel film The Punisher. • Worked with Academy Award winning director Curtis Hanson creating animated titles to his 2005 film In Her Shoes. • Developed animated series with Adam West and other cast members from the original Batman TV series.

1998-2001 Klasky Csupo Animation Los Angeles Animation Director • Directed/animated commercials and films for such clients as: McDonald's, Noggin, Chiat Day, Ogilvy and Mather, Cedric the Entertainer. • Directed voice over sessions with Adam West (Batman/Family Guy), Khandi Alexander (News Radio, The Corner) and Taurean Blacque (Hill Street Blues). • Created and directed television concepts and pilots.

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1987 -1998 Freelance Director/Animator Boston/New York/Los Angeles • Produced and directed critically acclaimed animated and live action short films, commercials, music videos and TV pilots for such clients as Cinemax, Atlantic Records, Nickelodeon, Palm Pictures and Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation. • Created animation for Dangerous Film Club, starring Monty Python's Graham Chapman. • Created television series with DJ Pooh and Ice Cube. • Wrote and directed live action segments for Nickelodeon’s Eureeka’s Castle.

Awards and Honors • 2004 received Telly Award for an animated spot I directed for the Ohio Lottery • 1998 received two music awards at the World Animation Celebration.

Screenings • Theatrical: Annecy Animated Film Festival, ComicCon (San Diego), Slamdance, Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), Museum of Contemporary Art (San Diego), Brooklyn Academy of Music, International Animation Festival (Cardiff, Wales), 360/365 Film Festival (at the George Eastman House), Athens Children’s Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival, Minecine (Leeds, U.K.), World Animation Celebration (Los Angeles), PAF Festival (Czech Republic), Planet Ant Film Festival (Detroit), REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival (Los Angeles), Children’s International Film Festival of Seattle, Red Stick Animation Festival (Baton Rouge), Logan Center for the Arts (University of Chicago), Jack Benny Center for the Arts (Chicago), DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (University of Notre Dame), Bloor Cinema (Toronto), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), Lessons in the Dark (India), West Yorkshire Independent Film Network (Leeds, U.K.), Egyptian Theatre/American Cinematheque (Los Angeles) • Television: MTV, Nickelodeon, Fox, ABC, NBC, PBS, IFC, Channel 4 (U.K.), Canal Plus (France), MiTV (Nigeria), Cinemax, Africa’s Best Channel (Nigeria/South Africa), Channel 31 TV Now! (Melbourne, Australia), 2nd TV (Italy), Love TV (Finland), Mnet America.

Published Work • The Guerrilla Guide to Animation (Continuum Publishing Group, 2009) • Various articles in Animation Magazine, ChildArt and the Media Education Association Journal (U.K.)

Guest Lecturing Louisiana State University Fifth World Summit of Children’s Media (Johannesburg, South Africa) Santa Barbara City College Brooklyn Academy of Music Redstick International Animation Festival World Animation Celebration American Cinematheque (Los Angeles)

Computer Skills • Proficient in: Photoshop, After Effects, Flash/Adobe Animate, Finale, Cubase, Pro Tools, Particle Illusion, Premiere, Animate Pro/Toon Boom, Digicel Flipbook, Adobe Audition • Knowledgeable in: Dreamweaver, Maya, Final Cut, Avid, Illustrator, Dragonframe